Summary: A Manufacturing/Industrial Engineer is sought to support design-to-cost projects and industrialization for serial programs at a prestigious client site in Broughton. The role involves collaboration with global suppliers and UK design engineering teams, providing manufacturing expertise to enhance ME capability. Key responsibilities include managing supplier relationships, addressing plant disruptions, and driving cost reduction initiatives. The position requires proactive engagement in continuous product development and improvement of supplier capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Main interface ME team between the Plant and the Suppliers regarding activities on Series Programmes.
• Transfer of Work – support the supplier selection and subsequent industrialization, via due business process.
• Plant Disruption - lead or support technical abnormalities that are causing disruption in plant or continued supply to contain and correct that issue.
• Design / Manufacturing changes – proactive engagement in the Continuous Product Development processes, applying ME expertise in concurrent engineering and industrialization aspects.
• Cost Down - Individually or as part of an MFT pro actively understand and influence cost drivers of a particular product or work package – such that opportunities for cost down can be qualified and quantified.
• Engage with ME MFT representative and others, such that all commercial and contractual implications are properly considered within the Procurement environment.
• Ensure integration, architecture and engagement of the wider business network within ME or other areas – to pro actively manage risks and opportunities in an efficient and effective manner.
• Seek continuous improvement to suppliers ME capability be that product or process, standardizing and harmonizing across the business, whilst clearly demonstrating bottom line / value adding orientation.

Key Skills:

• Experience in a large manufacturing setting.
• Experience working to meet regulatory requirements and constraints.
• Project management.
• Communication skills.
• Autonomy, adaptability, and proactivity.

Salary (Rate): £39

City: Chester

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Engineering